James Brown died today in Atlanta. He was 73. The idol will be missed—good thing he leaves behind such a kickass legacy for us to remember him by.
Sunn O)))
BP/Simple
Released by Staubgold
The raptors are coming! The raptors are coming! Okay maybe not, but this compilation cut (available as a single download on eMusic or as part of the whole package on iTunes) sounds like it's crawling with chittering, chattering creatures--the kind that'd probably strike the second you look away. Well, nothing awful happens after 10 minutes of ambient teasing, but 'BP/Simple' does manage to make you feel as uncomfortable as Sunn O)))'s usual black metal route with disembodied monk chanting in the right channel and dreadful drones in the left.
Arthur Russell
Springfield (DFA Remix)
Released by Audika
Talk about a dream disco pairing of yesterday and the ultra-modern today. 'Springfield' is one of the last songs the sorely underappreciated Arthur Russell wrote during his brief career. (He died of AIDS complications in 1992.) As with many of his visionary singles, it still sounds years ahead of most dance music, made even more so by the tasteful disco, new wave and electro undertones the DFA piles on like pastrami in a New York deli.
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